Fragile lives : death, dying and care / Beverley McNamara.
Fragile lives : death, dying and care / Beverley McNamara.
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2001.
Date
2001.
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306.90994/2 , N306.90994/ 3
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 165 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1: Life in the face of death -- 2: Thoughts about facing death -- 3: The cancer story -- 4: Constructions of a good death -- 5: How we die: The uncertain worlds of terminally ill people -- 6: Medicine's affair with death -- 7: Speaking the 'truth' about dying -- 8: Patient autonomy and professional...
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2001.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
Death is inevitable, yet we often behave as if we will live forever. So when we meet someone who is dying, their fragility is a sharp and often unwelcome reminder of our own mortality. How does this affect the way in which individuals, health professionals and social institutions deal with death and dying? Beverley McNamara looks at death from a so...
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Fragile lives : death, dying and care / Beverley McNamara.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 144-158..
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Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett Pty. Ltd., in 2003 with ISBN 1741150663.
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306.90994/2 , N306.90994/ 3
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74VvAA5PgRVA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvAA5PgRVA
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ISBN
1864485639 :
9781864485639 (pbk.)
1864485639 (pbk.)
9781864485639 (pbk.) :
1864485639 (pbk.) :
9781864485639
1864485639
9781741150667 (electronic bk.)
1741150663 (electronic bk.)
9781864485639 :
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362.175
306.90994
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991013642329702626
